Electrical fault sparks early morning Southampton pub blaze

An electrical fault is believed to be the cause of a Southampton pub fire.

Crews from St Mary’s, Redbridge and Hightown were alerted shortly after 3am to the incident at the pub in Town Quay.

Upon arrival firefighters found smoke and flames issuing from the building.

The firefighters donned breathing apparatus sets before extinguishing the blaze using hose reel jets.

HIWFRS cleared smoke from the premises using ventilation fans before the incident was handed back to the landlord.

Crews left the scene and returned to station at around half four following the stop message.